United States v. Bridges

DECISION

HODGSON, Chief Judge:

On the evening of 25 February 1986, Arturo Sealy, the appellant’s brother-in-law, was admitted to the University of Califomia-Davis Medical Hospital with multiple knife wounds to the chest, thigh and hand. This appeal centers upon the admissibility of pretrial statements by him and the appellant’s wife, Camille Bridges, made pursuant to the residual hearsay exception of Mil.R.Evid. 803(24) and 804(b)(5) identifying the appellant as the attacker. For the reasons stated in this opinion we hold the statements were properly admitted.

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